Jonbenet Ramsey Analysis

December 26, 1996 the day meant for celebrating the joys of the holidays with the ones they loved were spent mourning the death of their six- year-old sister and daughter, JonBenet Ramsey. Twenty years of silence, Ramsey’s older brother Burke Ramsey sits down for the first time for a Dr. Phil McGraw interview. In the 2016 interview McGraw uses news articles, tapings, and older interviews to build his credibility in which gains his audience’s attention. Dr. Phil’s purpose of this interrogation is to re-introduce the unsolved murder for those who may not know about the twenty year long case. By using the visual and audio aids his audience can hear and see the emotion, or lack thereof, of those mentioned at the time. The tone, attitude, diction, and syntax of what was said effected their claims on them not being guilty.

In the episodes, Burke firmly wants the public to know that he had nothing to do with his sister’s murder. Although he is
It started to hit home especially when John Ramsey explained JonBenet’s tombstone and how he should have further protected his family. Dr. Phil asks him why he marked the tombstone December 25th instead of the 26th, as almost to imply that he knew what he did and when he did it. However, John simply responds with, “The killer wrote ‘...I’ll call you tomorrow,’” which he assumes was written on the 25th and also he did not want society to forget that his youngest daughter was murdered on Christmas night, which is supposed to be the most peaceful night. He then says that she was murdered to target him and that he should have been more private with his businesses and brought a home in a more safe and secure neighborhood. Ultimately he feels a sense of guilt, but could that be from rivalry or because of him slaying of his own